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tauranga intermediate school 23 september 2010 school roll 1242 newsletter 2010/13 dear parents best wishes to you and your families for a safe sunny and pleasant spring vacation school concludes for term three at 3.00 pm this friday 24 september 2010 and re-opens again on monday 11 october 2010 in summer uniform term three has been a busy and successful term for the school with our students having plenty of opportunity to perform both internally and externally in academic cultural and sporting events highlights have been arts week and the nzct aims games week we are exploring personal potential -1-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 heartiest congratulations to our team who competed in the nzct aims games last week despite the weather our team put in another marvelous effort coming second on the medals table with 29 medals compared to glen eden with 32 medals sincere thanks to all mums dads coaches and teachers for the magnificent contribution you made to the success of our team room 42 tui s see these amazing photos courtesy of stuart whitaker bay sun and parent of the school check them out on our website www.tauranga-int.school.nz strategic plan recently our board formulated a strategic plan within which to guide the school for the next three years please find a copy enclosed and please contact me for feedback or suggestions regards brian diver nzei paid union meeting thursday 14 october 2010 there is a paid union meeting for nzei members at tauranga intermediate on thursday 14 october at 1.00 p.m the school will remain open on this afternoon and a few teachers will be in a position to supervise classes students may go home at 12.20 p.m subject to parent permission a permission slip will be handed out to all students on monday 11 october ­ first day back to school in term four those students who remain on site will be supervised buses leaving at 12.20 p.m are no 3 osprey drive no 8 ranginui road corinna street no 15 ohauiti hollister lane no 27 cheyne road all other buses leave at their normal time we are exploring personal potential -2-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 rata house literacy brief overview in room 36 during term three students have been understanding and unpacking the dimensions of film the purpose of this learning experience was for students to critically respond to the film !pursuit of happyness understanding the aspects of film and the director s purpose to rewrite the ending of the film !pursuit of happyness as a narrative and then a drama script depicting their new ending using the correct features and dimensions of the text s genre for the writing of the narrative ending as seen below students worked in assigned groups of three to enable a collaborative approach to listening sharing writing and re-crafting students were instructed to rewrite the ending from a specific part in the film where chris gardner main character goes through an internship and is successful in achieving a position as a stock broker in a firm pursuit of happyness this part of my life is called this part of my life is called corruption and addiction after i got the job that i d strived for i put some money aside for christopher s college education all was going well until i had money to spare and my life wasn t satisfying i was lost and confused and as a result i started draining my emotions into the emptiness of a whiskey bottle my life then dragged on to the destroying addiction of drugs and every day my life starting fading before my eyes the drugs were destroying my life my body and my most prized possession christopher i was seen to be an unfit parent and christopher was unwillingly taken from me i felt like my world had been turned upside down there was nothing to live for this part of my life is called retelling of events eventually i had no child no home no money christopher s college education money disappeared and as a result i was back living on the streets i was desperate for a high but with no means to pay my debt to the drug dealers was fast escalating out of control i felt like i was a failure nothing ever seemed to go right for me i don t know what was going on in my head as i walked into that dark alleyway i was obsessed with getting my next hit and i wasn t watching my back i heard a gunshot but didn t feel anything i crawled behind a disgusting dumpster filled with discarded pollution as i smothered my mouth so no one could hear me i felt a sharp coldness strike my face and a burning sensation in my abdomen i glanced at my hand and it was dripping with my blood everything around me was a blur and i couldn t think properly i started having flashbacks and quickly realised i hadn t made the most of my opportunities and failed as a father i know now not to take anything for granted the successful part of my life was only good for such a short time before being snatched away by jamie lynds moshea mankelow and robbie evison room 36 rata house swift deadly we are exploring personal potential -3-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 pasifika evening congratulations to our pasifika students on a wonderful evening students were acknowledged individually for attendance nzct aims teams cultural achievement and academic performance the following students received awards luti lavao valerie kairo finau tauvaka rhema vee afa papalii simione togotogorua mele taufa claudia tangiora maria togotogorua sami veikoso grace tasi thomas hollins student council report thank you for the support given to the student council activities in term 2 the student council have supported the following through their fundraising ventures tauranga intermediate young designers christchurch competition christchurch mayoral fund earthquake relief hearing association loud shirt appeal many thanks to stirling sports for their generous support of the tauranga intermediate nzct aim s aerobics team congratulations to the team for their gold medal performance host families our heartfelt thanks to all families who kindly hosted students from christchurch south intermediate and chisnalwood intermediate from christchurch these students thoroughly enjoyed their stay in tauranga particularly away from all the tremors their families were experiencing we are exploring personal potential -4-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 a cordial invitation is extended to all parents of incoming year seven students 2011 to tauranga intermediate school to attend a pta meeting to be held on tuesday 19 october 2010 at 7.00 pm in the tauranga intermediate school staffroom all welcome host families required for japanese students a japanese group from kyoto sangyo junior high school will be visiting tauranga intermeidate school from monday 6 december to tuesday 14 december 2010 we require host families for 20 students for 8 nights if you are able to accommodate these students please contact the school office or email lindsey sievwright annemieke hart find us on facebook you can now find tauranga intermediate school on facebook simply like us and get news and information in your news feed either find the link on the bottom left hand corner of the school website or search for us on facebook beware of the fake tauranga intermediate pages the real one has the last newsletter link and the nzctaims games videos linked off the wall we are exploring personal potential -5-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 let s make support your school a knockout the warehouse stationery support your school programme will be live for six weeks from 13 september to 25 october ready for your term 4 back to school and holiday stationery purchases remember it works like this · · support your school is active around term breaks and at the key back to school period at the beginning of the year our school will get 1 bluebiz point for every dollar spent by parents caregivers and the wider school community at warehouse stationery during these periods with the exception of vouchers and phone top-ups everything you buy from their extensive range qualifies you ll need to present a unique voucher at the checkout so that the right number of bluebiz points are awarded to our school this voucher is printed below put it in your wallet now if you prefer you can just write down the unique code and quote it at the checkout you can now also make purchases online at www.warehousestationery.co.nz simply by entering the school s unique code in the promo code box at the online checkout we can then redeem these points online for rewards like warehouse stationery vouchers to buy much needed school stationery technology supplies and more · · · · cut out or download our unique voucher now support your school is a great fundraising opportunity it s all about the power of many so be sure to tell all your friends family and workmates about it and either give them a copy of the voucher below or just tell them the unique number or direct them to warehousestationery.co.nz to download it if you d like to know more about how the programme works visit warehousestationery.co.nz and click on the support your school tile we are exploring personal potential -7-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 academic report september 2011 as term 3 concludes we are very pleased to report on the progress of our students this was communicated at the whanau hui on monday 20 september the whanau hui was also an opportunity to celebrate the success of our maori students in academic cultural sporting and personal pursuits the evening was well attended and we look forward to the celebration assembly in term 4 the gloss global strategy stage is an oral assessment carried out with individual students it identifies the strategy stages across addition and subtraction multiplication and division and proportions and ratios this assessment has been completed this term with all students the expectation for year 7 and 8 students is stage 7 whole school gloss results gloss addition and subtraction term 1 vs term 3 50.0 37.5 25.0 12.5 0 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 stage 6 stage 7 stage 8 students working at the expecation of stage 7 in term 1 17 students working at the expecation of stage 7 in term 1 33 gloss multiplication and division term 1 vs term 3 40 30 20 10 0 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 stage 6 stage 7 stage 8 students working at the expecation of stage 7 in term 1 24 students working at the expecation of stage 7 in term 1 46 we are exploring personal potential -8-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 gloss proportions and ratios term 1 vs term 4 40 30 20 10 0 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 stage 6 stage 7 stage 8 students working at the expecation of stage 7 in term 1 18 students working at the expecation of stage 7 in term 1 33 it is pleasing to see the value that has been added to each individual student please discuss these results with your child for more information on understanding numeracy and how you can support your child at home visit http www.nzmaths.co.nz/families term 4 calendar week week three friday 29 october week three and four week four week 8 thursday 2 december wednesday 15 december event 12 hour relay literacy and numeracy testing life education begins year 8 tauranga boys and tauranga girls college orientation last day of school regards shane cunliffe gareth scholes we are exploring personal potential -9-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 term four date event venue monday 11 october term 4 commences school commences 8.30 am thursday 21 october kahikatea house social tauranga intermediate school hall school closed monday 25 october labour day friday 29 october 12 hour relay out of control arts team visit to auckland tauranga intermediate school hall wednesday 3 november wednesday 3 november music students aotea centre auckland tauranga boys college orientation morning year 8 cabaret thursday 2 december tuesday 7 december monday 13 december year 7 prize giving 9.30 am tauranga intermediate school hall monday 13 december year 8 picnic tuesday 14 december year 8 prizegiving 9.30 am tauranga intermediate school hall tuesday 14 december year 7 picnic wednesday 15 december term 4 concludes 12.00 pm we are exploring personal potential -11-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 02.09.10 school fees your help with these is very much appreciated our school budgets are stretched like most family budgets and we need these fees to help balance ours all school students at tauranga intermediate attract a fee of $80 total in addition if you have a son or daughter in a blended learning class that is rooms 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 301 32 39 40 34 35 36 37 then you are required to pay an additional if you have a son or daughter in rooms 29 30 41 42 rimu then you are required to pay an additional $100 we also appreciate a $20 donation so to summarise if your child is in rooms 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 25 26 27 28 kahikatea manuka kauri miro donation $20 total $100.00 total $180.00 matai totara tawa tanekaha rata $30.00 $80.00 total $110.00 the fee is rooms the fee is rooms curriculum $80 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 32 39 40 34 35 36 37 matai totara tawa tanekaha rata blended learning $30 donation $20 total $130 curriculum $80 rimu 29 30 41 42 the fee is curriculum $80 multimedia $100 donation $20 total $200 thanks for your support each student will get an individual invoice we are exploring personal potential -12-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/13 23.09.10 ngamuwahine programme year 7 2010 terms 3 4 term 3 week 7 week 8 aims sports tournament ­ 6 ­ 10 september 2010 monday 13 september ­ friday 17 september monday 20 september friday 24 september dates monday 11 october ­ friday 15 october monday 18 october ­ friday 22 october monday 25 october ­ friday 29 october monday 1 november ­ friday 5 november monday 8 november ­ friday 12 november monday 15 november ­ friday 19 november monday 22 november ­ friday 26 november monday 29 november ­ friday 3 december monday 6 december ­ friday 11 december jenna peddie samantha crossman michelle carlton nick adams teacher mary woods wayne arthur dates monday 30 august ­ friday 3 september room rooms 5 7 teacher kim abbot rob hooper week 9 week10 term 4 week 1 rooms 9 /10 room 13 14 room room 17 18 rooms 34 35 week 2 week 3 emma lockett mike wright pyes pa school friday 29th october 12 hour relay rooms 31 32 nadine moore steve theuinissen rachal spencer julie laidlaw sue lloyd jacob plummer linda bickford tori hannay kim mccormack kevin piermarini week 4 rooms 3 4 rooms 25 26 room 21 22 rooms 29 30 week 5 week 6 week 7 week 8 week 9 st thomas more school n.b cost for camp $95.00 $85.00 5 days 4 days note cost inclusive of all activities and food camp fees we are exploring personal potential -13-

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